Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-17
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE GRAND OLD PARTY Adopt Plans For a National ] league: (.< z A VIGOROUS cAMPAlGH AHEAD. The Young Men Getting Into
 Harness. MR. POWDERLY MUCH BETTER. Mrs. RObinsOn's Case With the
 Jury.
REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE

Ing Platform on Which All Young
 Men Should Stand and on Which the
 Party Will March to Victory Next
 Year.
 NEW YORK, Dee. 16.-Tba convention of Republican clubs was called to order at 1O:45 this morning by Temporary Chairman Ryan, Committee reports were first in order and Senator Chandler led off with the report of the committee on rules and order of business. During the reading of the names of the differ ent clubs there was great cheering. There were SIS club names to read and the cheering was almost continuous as the following names were repeated: John Sherman, U. s. Grant, Charles Sumner, John A. Logan, Benjamin Wade, Abraham Lincoln and James G. Blaine. On the last name they got in their work. At each repetition the applause was unbounded. Clubs omitted from the roll were then called for by States Fifteen clubs in addition to those on record were read from Ohio. The report of the committee on cre- dentials, after the reading of the names of clubs was adopted. A number of resolutions were then offered by members, which were referred to the committee on resolutions. One of them referring to Secretary Lamar created quite a sensation, it's purpose being wildly applauded The mention of MT. Lamar's name was hissed and a colored delegate in the gallery grew frantic as he wildly applauded the offer of the motion. The resolution was as follows:
 Whereas it is the opinion of this national conven- tion of Republican clubs that no man who at any time denounced Abraham Lincoln while he was President of the United States as a buffoon or clown, or whoever declared from his seat in the United States Senate tn Rt no man should denounce Jefferson Davis as traitor, or who in his official that the flag Of the United States should be display ed at half mast on the occasion of the death of cob Thompson or who, senator of the United States many years after the war, refused to vote that the thirteenth and fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the constitution are valid and bind ing, ought to be appointed to orshold the high office of justice of the Supreme court of the United States; therefore
 Resolved, That L. c. Q. Lamar ought not to have been appointed justice of said court.
 Senator William M Evarts, who had been chosen for permanent chairman, came on the platform and was received with tremendous applause. He was introduced by Judge Ryan and make ringing speech. This con- vention would, he said, like the "grand old party" never acknowledge that there could be chosen candidate greater than the party. The Democrats always pride themselves that they nominate men greater than their party, but that illusion has about been dispelled. The election of the man who at present fills the chief executive office of the nation has caused this, and the Democratic soothing cJ4up AdS 6AOhA LAov AO ID LOIo4lE 0CfOAO O4 any medical properties. The Republican party never has had any candidate of prin- ciples hostile to the country's best interests. He spoke of the suppression of suffrage in the South and said we had a right to have every vote counted there, The next great topic as wide as the subject of suffrage is labor and industry. There are only three agencies of government over this people. They are education, industry and We could do without the soldiers to maintain the government when we have education and industry. Some think we can lay hand on an industry without affecting industry in every form. The Republican party believes that to affect one affects all. MT. Evarts then pitched iuto the message of Cleveland. He thought that the Democrats might try to explain it away if possible later on, and when they cannot do that they will retreat. But we must hold him to it. We have the right to that message. The will see through the phrases in which it dis guises his real position toward him. Some people think the Republican Senate will the President from doing wrong. A nice way that, for people to elect president, that the opposite party will keep him straight. We have a maxim in the law that no injury can be done to man that is willing it should be done. So the nation is under trial to see what wrongs it will suffer WlLuOuG udNIuS ln6A ISOE6SS6u. WIG AdN0 another duty, and that is to protect the name and fame of those who carried us through the past crisis. Their name must never be tarnished, their name must be preserved with the same splendor which shone upon them when they did their work
 Through MT. Boyle, of Ohio, the commit tee on permanent organization then reported the following draft of the constitution of the National league
 Ina Oa convention 0f IubS bald at New York city on December 15, 16 and 17. 1887, hereby forms national organization and adopts the following constitution:
 l. The name of this organization shall be the Re publican League of the United States.
 g. The league shall consist of the State and terri to ial leagues which may be duly admitted as here matter provided.
 assist in the formation of permanent Republican clubs and State and territorial leagues unite such clubs and leagues for effective and organized work, and generally to advance the principles of the Re publican party.
 vice president from each State and territorial or ganization in the league, secretary and treas of the league and shall hold office until the election of their successors
 5. Any permanently organized State or territorial league shall be eligible to membership in this league.
 gates from each organization in the league togeth- CT with the president of each of such organizations who shall be ex-oflcio delegate Each organiza tion shall cast one vote on all questions.
 2. The convention of the league shall be held an.
  utve committee sha otherwise direct) at such time and place as may be designated by the previous by the executive committee notice of the time and place of the meeting shall be given in writing by
 the secretary to all organizations @ in the league at
 8. The convention shall be the sole judge of the power to admit and expe organizations, to overrue the action of the executive committee and to levy an assessment on the several organizations compos
 8 There Shall be an executive committee com posed of one member from each organization, who shall be elected by the delegates from such organ ization present at convention The president, sec members e of the eomnttee The Committee sba have power to fill vacancies in it's own number or any of the offices The executive committee shall have the general management of the affairs of the league when the convention is not in session and shall have control of of the s-of! funds of the convention. It shall have general supervision of the organization composing the league and shall be charged with the duty of organizing new clubs and city, county and State leagues whenever in it's judgment advisable The committee shall be called together by the president of the league immediate ly after the convention and shall then organize. It shall make it's own rules and shall hold meetings at meeting may be called at any time by it's chairman, and h Re Eper dne % e shall be such as are usually performed by like off- cers and shali be reguiaied oy the executive com m amount of which shall be fixed from time to time oy the efeehtve f of b e saa W the directions of the executive committee. The treasurer shall be required to give DondS Tn Slch amount as the executive committee may from time to time determine. The executive committee may remove any officer or member of the committee for
 cause by the vote of majority of all it's members.
 One league from each tate or territory may be ad
 mitted to membership in this league upon it's appli-
 cation in writing by the executive committee. This
 league shall not in any manner endeavor to infiu- ence the action of any national, State county or
 municipal convention, nor shall it indicate as 8
 league preference for any candidate before any
 political convention shall it as league receive
 any person as applicant for any official position The constitution may be amended at any conven tion by majority vote of the organizations pres ent but sixty days notice in writing of any pro posed amendment shall be given by the secretary to such organizations in the league. The officers | and executive committee provided by this consttu
 ton shall be elected by the State league at the na
 tionaI convention of Republican clubs at New Yorh | on December 15, 1887, each organization casting
 one vote and the clubs present at such convention fron each State where no State league organiza
 ton shall then exist shall jointly cast vote fol
 president secretary and treasurer and shall jointly
 elect a vice president and member of the executive
 committee from such State, and the officers and ecutive committee so elected shall hold office unti
 their successors shall be elected at the first conven
 tion of the league which shalEbe called together b. | fine executive committee during the year 1888.